Rosa 'Leonardo da Vinci' (F)

Common name: Floribunda Rose 'Leonardo da Vinci'

Description: Rosa 'Leonardo da Vinci' is a magnificent and justly celebrated Floribunda rose from Meilland that pays worthy tribute to its illustrious namesake with blooms of exceptional beauty, artistic charm, and enduring quality. The large, fully double, deeply quartered flowers are a rich, warm deep pink to rose-pink, with tightly packed, perfectly reflexing petals arranged in the classic old-rose rosette form that so many gardeners find irresistible, combining the romantic character of an antique rose with the reliable, repeat-flowering performance and robust constitution of a thoroughly modern variety. The blooms are produced in generous trusses throughout the entire summer season and well into autumn, each flower opening with great deliberation and maintaining its form and colour with impressive persistence, ageing gracefully to slightly softer tones at the edges as the petals mature. 'Leonardo da Vinci' is notably rain-resistant, with the dense, quartered blooms holding their shape and quality well even in the variable and often wet conditions of a British summer — a characteristic of particular practical value in the UK garden. The vigorous, bushy plant is well clothed in attractive, semi-glossy, dark green foliage with excellent disease resistance, requiring minimal intervention to remain healthy and productive throughout the season. A rose of timeless elegance and outstanding all-round garden merit.

Other benefits: outstanding old-rose quartered rosette blooms on a modern, repeat-flowering variety; excellent rain resistance; vigorous, healthy, and disease-resistant constitution; prolific and continuous flowering from summer to autumn; timeless deep pink colouring of enduring appeal; one of the finest old-rose-style Floribundas available

Wildlife attraction: bees, hoverflies, and other pollinating insects

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 1m x 0.8m

Position: full sun preferred; a minimum of six hours of direct sun daily gives best flowering and disease resistance

Soil pH: performs best in neutral to slightly acid, fertile, humus-rich soils; pH 6.0–7.0

Moisture: regular watering required, particularly during dry spells; prefers consistently moist but well-drained, fertile soil; mulching around the base helps retain moisture and suppress weeds

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to approximately -20°C; no winter protection required in the UK